that embarrassing loss that stuck with the president. the reason he unendorsed brooks in the alabama senate primary because he said brooks went to woke. theeality is tha brooks was losing. his poll numbers had cratered. trump didn t want to hitch his wagon to a guy who was about to bomb. it s really important to him that these people win. not only is trump trying to createhem as winners but they re burnishing his petition. just lookingo 2024, we keep saying this is a key test for trump and his staying power. even if he doesn t do well in some of these primaries, does it really have that much impact over whether he decides to run in the end? i don t know about his own calculus but i do know if trump s endorsements don t play out as he would like them to, it might attract republicans wavering about entering the field because it may paint him